The Forest Service Accomplishes Much with Help from the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act

Segment 28: US Forest Service (Air Date: August 12)
((Anchor Intro)) The U.S. Forest Service manages nearly 80-percent of the land in the
Tahoe Basin. And, that means the agency is a major player in the effort to protect and
preserve Lake Tahoe. In tonight?s Lake Tahoe Report, Shelly Purdy takes a closer look at
role of the forest service.
((Take Pkg))
((Track 1)) It seems to draw you in when you look at it. The immense blueness of the
lake is magical - even hypnotic. It's easy to think of the Lake Tahoe area as just the lake.
But what makes Tahoe so special isn?t just the magical blue water - it's also the forests,
mountains and wildlife that surround it. And it's the job of the U.S. Forest Service to take
care of that land. Because the healthier the land around Lake Tahoe - the cleaner and
clearer the lake.
((sot @ 1:54 Rex Norman, United States Forest Service))
"The lake and its water quality is really a barometer that tells you to a great degree what
the overall ecosystem health of the Tahoe Basin is."
((Track 2)) The forest service works with and annual budget of about 25-30 million
dollars and uses that money to pay for several Environmental Improvement Program
projects. Those projects include things like forest thinning, road decommissioning,
erosion control and wetland restoration. Some projects are massive and some very
small?but they?re all designed to improve the health of the forest and the clarity of Lake
Tahoe.
((sot @ 4:21))
"The lake water clarity didn?t decrease overnight. It took many decades for that to
happen, and it?s gonna take time and incremental projects one by one by one in order to
get that water quality stabilized and returned to its famous clarity levels."
((Track 3)) The forest service works in tandem with the many other agencies at Lake
Tahoe all working toward that same goal. And, they're beginning to see some positive
results. With the lake tahoe environmental education coalition, I'm Shelly Purdy for KOLO News Channel 8.
((Anchor Tag)) If you would like more information about the role the forest service plays
at Lake Tahoe or to learn more about specific projects they're working on, visit our
website at kolotv.com. In next week's Lake Tahoe report, Shelly Purdy takes a closer
look at one of those forest service projects - the effort to prevent catastrophic fires by
starting small ones.

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Segment 28: US Forest Service (Air Date: August 12)
((Anchor Intro)) The U.S. Forest Service manages nearly 80-percent of the land in the
Tahoe Basin. And, that means the agency is a major player in the effort to protect and
preserve Lake Tahoe. In tonight?s Lake Tahoe Report, Shelly Purdy takes a closer look at
role of the forest service.
((Take Pkg))
((Track 1)) It seems to draw you in when you look at it. The immense blueness of the
lake is magical - even hypnotic. It's easy to think of the Lake Tahoe area as just the lake.
But what makes Tahoe so special isn?t just the magical blue water - it's also the forests,
mountains and wildlife that surround it. And it's the job of the U.S. Forest Service to take
care of that land. Because the healthier the land around Lake Tahoe - the cleaner and
clearer the lake.
((sot @ 1:54 Rex Norman, United States Forest Service))
"The lake and its water quality is really a barometer that tells you to a great degree what
the overall ecosystem health of the Tahoe Basin is."
((Track 2)) The forest service works with and annual budget of about 25-30 million
dollars and uses that money to pay for several Environmental Improvement Program
projects. Those projects include things like forest thinning, road decommissioning,
erosion control and wetland restoration. Some projects are massive and some very
small?but they?re all designed to improve the health of the forest and the clarity of Lake
Tahoe.
((sot @ 4:21))
"The lake water clarity didn?t decrease overnight. It took many decades for that to
happen, and it?s gonna take time and incremental projects one by one by one in order to
get that water quality stabilized and returned to its famous clarity levels."
((Track 3)) The forest service works in tandem with the many other agencies at Lake
Tahoe all working toward that same goal. And, they're beginning to see some positive
results. With the lake tahoe environmental education coalition, I'm Shelly Purdy for KOLO News Channel 8.
((Anchor Tag)) If you would like more information about the role the forest service plays
at Lake Tahoe or to learn more about specific projects they're working on, visit our
website at kolotv.com. In next week's Lake Tahoe report, Shelly Purdy takes a closer
look at one of those forest service projects - the effort to prevent catastrophic fires by
starting small ones.